TECHNOLOGY
Swift
Swift is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language developed by Apple Inc. It is designed to work with Apple's Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks and the large body of existing Objective-C code written for Apple products. Swift makes it easy to write software that is very fast and safe by design.
The main uses of Swift:
Cloud services
Systems programming
General purpose mobile apps, from simple ones to backend driven mobile products with web counterparts
Benefits
01 An emphasis on safety
by putting restrictions on some developer decisions, which in turn might save time in the long run
02 Fast performing and predictable
just like C-based languages (C, C++, and Objective-C) to which it is often perceived as an alternative
03 Open source
leading to a large supportive community along with many third-party tools
04 Easy to scale
therefore ensuring that the products which use it are future-proof and can be extended with new features when needed
Swift in 10Clouds
2
Devs skilled in this
22
Projects in which it's been used
1000s
of lines of code
Swift made me move to iOS development. It's modern, readable, type-safe and extremely fast. Last but not least, it allows us to join the Apple ecosystem with our apps.
Patryk Mierzejewski
Senior Mobile Developer